Because when you play H.264, it uses too much CPU. Also, and much more frustratingly, the GPU hardware is capable of encoding video too, yet QuickTime's H.264 export is pathetically slow.
"Overall, the new Radeon HD 2600 XT, 2600 Pro, and 2400 XT cards should make for quiet, low-power upgrades from any integrated graphics solution and offer a relatively low-cost of entry into the world of DirectX 10. These cards are obviously not geared to hardcore gamers, but at lower resolutions without high levels of AA and anisotropic filtering enabled they?ll be adequate for casual gaming. These cards are also well suited to HTPC applications where video playback performance and low-noise output are of the utmost importance."
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Still, they are big improvements over the X1650 Pro I currently have in my gaming PC... \
So it should be fine for hobbyist video-editing and The Sims 2 and Guildwars. My worries are gone.
i'm wondering about it... as of the moment i consider games a waste of my time, although i like to retro game (emulators, original quakes, dooms). i might be tempted to get some modern games, but i really don't think i'll be bothering to maintain a windows installation via bootcamp in order to do it.
does this card sound sufficient for those uses? should only the serious/semi-serious gamer be concerned about this card?
I do think that Apple should have offered us a custom build option like they did with the 7600GT. The option to run a 2600XT or even a 2900XT would have been a nice addition!
That just plain sucks - Why? I hope leopard would change this. Since implmenting it isn't hard at all. And apple could make their Mac run cooler and uses less power by actually harvesting this decoding power from the GPU.
And apart from Apple got some VERY cheap deals from AMD/ATI , i couldn't think of another reason why Apple went with ATI.
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isn't company of heroes a two year old game?
It came out about 9 months ago, I think.
Shame Apple doesn't use that functionality, isn't it?
And how do you know that?
And how do you know that?
Because when you play H.264, it uses too much CPU. Also, and much more frustratingly, the GPU hardware is capable of encoding video too, yet QuickTime's H.264 export is pathetically slow.
Dont worry, most computers wont be able to play crysis at full settings on a 30 inch screen.
I think you mean most computers on a 17" 4:3 screen...that game has some ludicrous specs!
"Overall, the new Radeon HD 2600 XT, 2600 Pro, and 2400 XT cards should make for quiet, low-power upgrades from any integrated graphics solution and offer a relatively low-cost of entry into the world of DirectX 10. These cards are obviously not geared to hardcore gamers, but at lower resolutions without high levels of AA and anisotropic filtering enabled they?ll be adequate for casual gaming. These cards are also well suited to HTPC applications where video playback performance and low-noise output are of the utmost importance."
The relevant parts of the review conclusion have been highlighted for your convenience.
Still, they are big improvements over the X1650 Pro I currently have in my gaming PC...
So it should be fine for hobbyist video-editing and The Sims 2 and Guildwars. My worries are gone.
does this card sound sufficient for those uses? should only the serious/semi-serious gamer be concerned about this card?
That just plain sucks - Why? I hope leopard would change this. Since implmenting it isn't hard at all. And apple could make their Mac run cooler and uses less power by actually harvesting this decoding power from the GPU.
And apart from Apple got some VERY cheap deals from AMD/ATI , i couldn't think of another reason why Apple went with ATI.
Shame Apple doesn't use that functionality, isn't it?
Don't know, just asking but isn't apple limited from doing this by the older hardware which don't have powerful enough gpus to handle this?
PS could the gma 950 do this as well?